Chelsea reportedly made multiple inquiries regarding AC Milan's goalkeeper, Mike Maignan, during the summer. The club was keen on acquiring a new goalkeeper in the summer transfer window and had marked the French international as a significant target. It was reported that Milan had set an €80 million price tag for Maignan. Despite Chelsea's repeated inquiries about Maignan's availability, they failed to reach an agreement with Milan, resulting in the Frenchman remaining at San Siro.

While the four-time Premier League champions are being linked with a move for AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan, he is exactly the type of player who Chelsea should be looking to sign in this area of the field. Maignan would be an excellent signing at Stamford Bridge, with data analytics experts SciSports indicating that he would arrive and immediately become a key player for the club based upon their SciSkill rating, which assesses hundreds of in-game data points to provide players with a rating.